List of adventure films of the 1940s

A list of adventure films released in the 1940s.

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
1940
Drums of the DesertGeorge WaggnerRalph Byrd, Lorna Gray, George Lynn United States Romantic adventure[1]
Drums of fu manchuWilliam WitneyHenry Brandon, William Royle, Olaf Hytten, Luana Walters United States [2]
Flash Gordon Conquers the UniverseFord Beebe, Ray TaylorBuster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Roland Drew United States [3]
Green HellJames WhaleDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, George Sanders United States Adventure drama[4]
The Sea HawkMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude RainsUnited States Sea adventure[5]
The Thief of BagdadLudwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim WhelanConrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex IngramUnited States United Kingdom Fantasy adventure[6]
1941
The Corsican BrothersGregory RatoffDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ruth WarwickUnited States [7]
Jungle GirlJohn English, William WitneyFrances Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette, Gerald MohrUnited States [8]
Road to ZanzibarVictor SchertzingerBing Crosby, Bob HopeUnited States Adventure comedy[9]
1942
Arabian NightsJohn RawlinsSabu, Jon Hall, María Montez, Leif EricksonUnited States United KingdomRomantic adventure[10]
The Black SwanHenry KingTyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, George SandersUnited States [11]
Reap the Wild WindCecil B. DeMilleRay Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Susan HaywardUnited StatesRomantic adventure[12]
Road to MoroccoDavid ButlerBing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy LamourUnited States Adventure comedy, romantic adventure[13]
The SpoilersRay EnrightMarlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John WayneUnited States Romantic adventure[14]
1943
SaharaZoltan KordaHumphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, Lloyd Bridges, Rex IngramUnited StatesWar adventure[15]
White SavageArthur LubinMaria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Turhan Bey, Sidney TolerUnited States[16]
1944
Cobra WomanRobert SiodmakMaria Montez, Jon Hall, SabuUnited States[17]
Frenchman's CreekMitchell LeisenJoan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil RathboneUnited StatesRomantic adventure[18]
LifeboatAlfred HitchcockTallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter SlezakUnited StatesSea adventure, adventure drama[19]
The Tiger WomanSpencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace GrissellLinda Stirling, Allan Lane, Duncan Renaldo, George J. LewisUnited States[20]
The Princess and the PirateDavid ButlerBob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Victor McLaglen, Walter Slezak, Walter BrennanUnited StatesAdventure comedy[21]
1945
Captain KiddRowland V. LeeCharles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert RolandUnited States Pirate adventure
A Thousand and One NightsAlfred E. GreenCornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele JergensUnited States Fantasy adventure
The Spanish MainFrank BorzageMaureen O'Hara, Paul Henreid, Walter SlezakUnited States Pirate adventure
1946
Road to UtopiaHal WalkerBob Hope, Bing CrosbyUnited States Adventure comedy
1947
Road to RioNorman Z. McLeodBob Hope, Bing CrosbyUnited States Adventure comedy
Sinbad the SailorRichard WallaceDouglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Anthony QuinnUnited States Action adventure
1948
Adventures of Don JuanVincent ShermanErrol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas United States Swashbuckler
Unknown IslandJack BernhardVirginia Grey, Phillip Reed, Richard Denning United States Man-Eater of KumaonByron HaskinSabu, Wendell Corey, Joy Page, Morris Carnovsky United States Jungle adventure
The Treasure of the Sierra MadreJohn HustonHumphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim HoltUnited States Adventure drama
Wake of the Red WitchJohn Farrow, Edward LudwigJohn Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young United States Romantic adventure
1949
BagdadCharles LamontMaureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid, Vincent PriceUnited States Desert adventure
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtTay GarnettBing CrosbyUnited States Fantasy adventure
The Blue LagoonFrank LaunderJean Simmons, Donald Houston, Susan StranksUnited Kingdom Romantic adventure
Mighty Joe YoungErnest B. SchoedsackTerry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHughUnited States Jungle adventure
Rope of SandWilliam DieterleBurt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter LorreUnited States Desert adventure

Notes

  1. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Drums of the Desert". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  2. Wollstein, Hans J. "Overview:Drums of fu manchu". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  3. Eder, Bruce. "Overview:Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  4. Deming, Mark. "Overview:Green Hell". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  5. Eder Bruce. "Overview:The Sea Hawk". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  6. Eder, Bruce. "Overview:The Thief of Bagdad". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  7. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Corsican Brothers". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  8. Wollstein, Hans J. "Overview:Jungle Girl". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  9. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Road to Zanzibar". Allmovie. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  10. Eder, Bruce. "Overview:Arabian Nights". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  11. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Black Swan". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  12. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Reap the Wild Wind". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  13. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Road to Morocco". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  14. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Spoilers". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  15. Williams, Karl. "Overview:Sahara". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  16. Brennan, Sandra. "Overview:White Savage". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  17. Eder, Bruce. "Overview:Cobra Woman". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  18. Deming, Mark. "Overview:Frenchman's Creek". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  19. Deming, Mark. "Overview:Lifeboat". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  20. Wollstein, Hans J. "Overview:The Tiger Woman". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  21. Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Princess and the Pirate". Allmovie. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
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